I am doing research for my high school along the same lines. I was
thinking of setting up an aquarium tank and putting devices in there to
control temperature. I would use a cover to seal the aquarium. I would
have plants in there growing hydrophoically. The plants would supply
oxygen and water for the inclosed system through respiration and
photosythesis. I would use a lab rat of similiar organism to test the
system to correct any flaws found. For an energy source I would just
use an outlet representing a energy source that would be used on Mars
which would be the combining of Hydrogen and oxygen, Methane from Carbon
and Hydrogen, or solar panels. The problem I have is the recycling
system that would need to be built to recycle solid and liquid waste.
I am writing this to give you a description of my project. I
would
greatly appreciate any suggestions that you could give or if you could
find a better way to run the project. A question I have is how would a
recycling system be built in this system.
Thank You
Hayden A. James
P.S. Please e-mail at REHJames at worldnet.att.net